Noted
vocalist Bombay Jayashri will present a fund-raising
musicalconcert on the
story of Mirabai in Chenai on March 7. Titled ‘BhaireBaanvari’, the concert will take place at Sir
Mutha Venkatasubba Rao
Concert Hall, Lady Andal Venkatasubba Rao Higher
Secondary School in
Chetpet.

Speaking to reporters in Chennai on
Wednesday, Jayashri said proceedsfrom the event would go to Sankalp,a
non-governmental organisationworking for children with learning
disabilities and autism spectrumdisorder.

“Mirabai's life is an eternal source of
inspiration for many poets.She is a very embodiment
of courage and creativity. Her poetries arerefreshingly contemporary,” Jayashri
said.Conceptualised by Gowri Ramnarayan, the concert
would trace the lifeof
Mirabai through her poetry. It would also feature
bhajans sung bylegendary
singer M S Subbulakshmi and Falguni Mitra.

Following Chennai, the concert would subsequently
be held in manycities,
including Delhi and Bangalore. Donor passes are
available atSankalp, 6th
Avenue, Anna Nagar West, and also at Landmark,Nungambakkam; Odyssey, Adyar; and Oxford Book
Store, Haddows Road.